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haslinda: what was like when you first stepped into vietnam echo henry: it did -- vietnam? henry: it to me 52 hours to get into vietnam. they lost my backs. -- they lost my bags. when i woke up the next morning, walking around, watching the , it and the center of hanoi was like stepping into another world, another time. i loved it. it is going to sound corny to say this, but it felt like home. that is not what i expected. i expect to find this stern, austere, socialist place where people were unhappy. haslinda: the american perspective. henry: things i watched in movies, from going up in the u.s.. it was nothing like that. haslinda: you have invested in more than 45 companies. you invest something like three to five companies and year. has it been difficult? is it easier when compared to 15 years ago? henry: every market has its own set of challenges. when we first got started, the bigger challenge was explained to people what we were and what we did. was brand-new. we didn't have a word for venture capital. the technology market was just in its infancy. iran when i first s
haslinda: what was like when you first stepped into vietnam echo henry: it did -- vietnam? henry: it to me 52 hours to get into vietnam. they lost my backs. -- they lost my bags. when i woke up the next morning, walking around, watching the , it and the center of hanoi was like stepping into another world, another time. i loved it. it is going to sound corny to say this, but it felt like home. that is not what i expected. i expect to find this stern, austere, socialist place where people were...
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south vietnam or it would be hopeless. we couldn't fight their war forever. >> the south vietnamese were taught to think like americans, act like americans fight like americans. >> south vietnam's president thieu, he wanted nothing more than to gradually take over full responsibility for the war. >> president nixon started withdrawing troops almost right away. he had a lot to withdraw. over 500,000 men were there. >> but he did this very slowly. as they supposedly shifted the burden of the fighting to the south vietnamese army. it was going so slowly a lot of people were getting killed in the process, and there was no end to it. >> october 15, 1969, vietnam moratorium day. >> surely this is a day unique in our history. never have so many of our people publicly and collectively manifested opposition to this country's involvement in a war. >> it wasn't hippies. it wasn't radicals and marxists. it was ordinary middle-class americans, 2 million of them, taking the day off from school, from work. it was a genuine democratic exp
south vietnam or it would be hopeless. we couldn't fight their war forever. >> the south vietnamese were taught to think like americans, act like americans fight like americans. >> south vietnam's president thieu, he wanted nothing more than to gradually take over full responsibility for the war. >> president nixon started withdrawing troops almost right away. he had a lot to withdraw. over 500,000 men were there. >> but he did this very slowly. as they supposedly...
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jim went to vietnam in early 1966. and he learned quickly that he only had to serve five months instead of the regular year-long tour because of some previous experience or some previous work that he had done. so he was very excited to get home and maybe get to know patricia better who he had just met before he went to vietnam. so his letters kind of show him putting his feelers out, trying to get to know her personality. they also show the types of things he was experiencing in vietnam like just going there for first time. the heat. the smells. all these men around him. no women anywhere. and he continued to send her letters until he was killed in march of 1966. he was only there for two months of his five-month tour before he was killed. his last letter to patricia is dated 24th march 1966. he was killed on march 30th. the last thing he ever wrote to her was, it won't be long now. signed, jim. the collection -- i feel like the purpose of the collection is to help people -- the purpose of the wall was to help people h
jim went to vietnam in early 1966. and he learned quickly that he only had to serve five months instead of the regular year-long tour because of some previous experience or some previous work that he had done. so he was very excited to get home and maybe get to know patricia better who he had just met before he went to vietnam. so his letters kind of show him putting his feelers out, trying to get to know her personality. they also show the types of things he was experiencing in vietnam like...
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vietnam. none of them know what we know. in fact, some of the books that were written by historians, as we now know, because now they know the end. and even mcnamara went back in the 1990's to meet with the people who had been his opponents. and he had to rethink his policies and came to the conclusion that the war had been a mistake. so, this takes us back to that time, giving us a chance to see the people who were involved as they try to grapple with creating the policy and the senators who had to decide whether or not they could support or should oppose the policy. >> so here is dean rusk from february 18, 1966. [chatter] >> i guess that's your water. i don't know. i drink more water than you. sen. fulbright: would the committee come to order. we are very pleased this morning to have our distinguished secretary of state dean rusk. he's one of the most dedicated and hard-working public servants as i have ever known. i am also personally pleased to have a mr. -- you mr. secretary and i enjoy
vietnam. none of them know what we know. in fact, some of the books that were written by historians, as we now know, because now they know the end. and even mcnamara went back in the 1990's to meet with the people who had been his opponents. and he had to rethink his policies and came to the conclusion that the war had been a mistake. so, this takes us back to that time, giving us a chance to see the people who were involved as they try to grapple with creating the policy and the senators who...
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often were nurses in vietnam. they staffed the field hospitals and so these two are dedicated to the boys and it says, all gave some, some gave all. and it lists the ladies of the american red cross. they were there from november 1971 to january 1972. >> this has a countdown of 365 numbers, which 365 days is the standard tour that veterans served in vietnam. so i am assuming. we don't have any other information about this, no background information, no note or anything. but i assume that he printed this out and counted down the days that he had to serve in vietnam. because it's titled "the long road home," and on the bottom down here, it says "my vietnam holiday." and this is really interesting, because as he was crossing off the days, he would put a little bit more information about what like his 280th day was. you know, he points here, his 269th day was sms. lz sue. so he was at landing zone sue. when he was in the hump for these days. his first anniversary, we don't know of what. he doesn't describe what the an
often were nurses in vietnam. they staffed the field hospitals and so these two are dedicated to the boys and it says, all gave some, some gave all. and it lists the ladies of the american red cross. they were there from november 1971 to january 1972. >> this has a countdown of 365 numbers, which 365 days is the standard tour that veterans served in vietnam. so i am assuming. we don't have any other information about this, no background information, no note or anything. but i assume that...
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they store all of the objects from vietnam veterans memorial collection. this is a letter left for a man named gary from gritt. it was left august 5, 1989. the letter describes gary and gritt's interaction in vietnam. they were comrades in arms. apparently, gritt would always ask gary for the time. he never knew what time it was even though he was the radio operator and could easily call in and ask what the time was. so gary would always tell him. he also always lost his -- he called it his john wayne, which is the can opener here. so he would always have to use gary's can opener. and gary was killed after an explosive device detonated near him. and the letter describes how gritt held him if his arms as he grew cold and he wouldn't let him go. and finally, in 1989, he decided to leave his watch and his can opener at the wall for gary. it was gary jenks. he's on the wall. so this flag and note were left on veteran's day 1992. the ten-year anniversary of the wall. and it was left by john sparks who was a prisoner of war for five years in vietnam. he coincide
they store all of the objects from vietnam veterans memorial collection. this is a letter left for a man named gary from gritt. it was left august 5, 1989. the letter describes gary and gritt's interaction in vietnam. they were comrades in arms. apparently, gritt would always ask gary for the time. he never knew what time it was even though he was the radio operator and could easily call in and ask what the time was. so gary would always tell him. he also always lost his -- he called it his...
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they had hit dozens of cities all over vietnam. it was a tremendous shock. >> we have known for several months now that the communist planned a massive, winter-spring offensive. we do not think that our military operations are going to be at all materially affected. >> he was unable to be honest with the american people, because, of course, he was unwilling to simply say, this is an unwinnable war. >> cronkite's vietnam report, reel one, take four. >> these ruins are in saigon, capital of the largest city of south vietnam. >> when he went to vietnam during tet, it was the first time, and maybe the only time, that walter had shown any kind of bias in his public broadcast. >> it is increasingly clear to this report, that the only rational way out would be to negotiate, not as victors, but as an honorable people who lived up to their pledge to defend democracy and did the best they could. >> after walter cronkite, johnson's popularity sinks. >> to most ordinary citizens, it's become obvious the war is not being won. >> opposition to t
they had hit dozens of cities all over vietnam. it was a tremendous shock. >> we have known for several months now that the communist planned a massive, winter-spring offensive. we do not think that our military operations are going to be at all materially affected. >> he was unable to be honest with the american people, because, of course, he was unwilling to simply say, this is an unwinnable war. >> cronkite's vietnam report, reel one, take four. >> these ruins are in...
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over. >> the chopper saves a lot of lives in vietnam. in minutes a man can be air lifted direct from combat to an aid station where the compassionate skill of navy surgeons is ready and waiting. marine casualties have been light in vietnam, but there is no warfare without its pain -- both felt and shared. ♪ ♪ marines in vietnam learn fast to take nothing at face value. far too often beneath the outer appearance of a harmless civilian, there is the familiar black garb of the vietcong guerrilla. ♪ ♪ the vietcong is a tough, ruthless jungle fighter, experienced in being hard to find. but in places like okinawa, iwo jima, the marines have learned, too. ♪ ♪ without their weapons, they look so insignificant. but the vc is hard. his thin wiry body can take great physical hardship and his mind will not shrink from burying a village chief alive or executing all village elders if it might further his aims. ♪ ♪ hard as he is, however, and the vietcong is no superman. he can be beaten on his own ground and beaten badly. in operations
over. >> the chopper saves a lot of lives in vietnam. in minutes a man can be air lifted direct from combat to an aid station where the compassionate skill of navy surgeons is ready and waiting. marine casualties have been light in vietnam, but there is no warfare without its pain -- both felt and shared. ♪ ♪ marines in vietnam learn fast to take nothing at face value. far too often beneath the outer appearance of a harmless civilian, there is the familiar black garb of the vietcong...
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here's the picture you drew on your bedroom door before you went to vietnam. i know you had put your name on the dog tags and mom made you erase it, so i filled it back in for you. you seemed so old to me when you went to vietnam, but now i know you were still a young man. i remember the things we did together, the motorcycle rides and the hand stands up the stairs. i always wanted to thank you for watching out for me. these are some severe the objects that we have selected for potentially going on loan to the ronald reagan library. they're having an exhibit out in november, and so we've done some initial selections for them. we're waiting on them to make the final approvals, but they showcase kind of what is in this collection, what things the collection speaks about. this one specifically is a really good example of something left from a mother to a son. this was left on veterans day in 1983. it was left by a woman called eleanor wim bish, whose son was killed in action in vietnam. she has been leaving this type of object since the wall was first dedicated.
here's the picture you drew on your bedroom door before you went to vietnam. i know you had put your name on the dog tags and mom made you erase it, so i filled it back in for you. you seemed so old to me when you went to vietnam, but now i know you were still a young man. i remember the things we did together, the motorcycle rides and the hand stands up the stairs. i always wanted to thank you for watching out for me. these are some severe the objects that we have selected for potentially...
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always stay you. >>> on this vietnam veterans day, a new documentary about vietnam vets called "the journey home." it features veterans opening up about coming home to a country that didn't want them. >> obviously everybody has the right for freedom of speech and protest whatever they choose to, but what was unfortunate at the time is they took a lot of their frustrations out on the g.i.s coming home >> i'm going back in two more weeks. >> i'm not afraid. >> i got back last year. >> we fight so you can stand here and yell. >> the dvd along with the film entitled "a time to honor." story of service, duty and sacrifice will be given to every vietnam veteran. joining me now a vietnam veteran and the executive producer of the film and president of rms military productions. great to have the both of you here. >> thank you. great to be here. >> great to be here. >> and thank you for your service. >> thank you. >> what does it mean to you to have this documentary come out about what you experienced? >> i think america's ready to bite into the real truth of how we were treated at the end of the '60
always stay you. >>> on this vietnam veterans day, a new documentary about vietnam vets called "the journey home." it features veterans opening up about coming home to a country that didn't want them. >> obviously everybody has the right for freedom of speech and protest whatever they choose to, but what was unfortunate at the time is they took a lot of their frustrations out on the g.i.s coming home >> i'm going back in two more weeks. >> i'm not afraid....
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how the situation in vietnam and the situations today in the middle east. we invite anyone in the last month of the exhibition who wants to come share a personal story or memory or start a conversation to come join us here and fill out one of these cards and hang it on this wall and become part of the conversation. >> and operation baby lift perspective legacies and runs through april 3rd at the heritage gallery at 50 moraga avenue in san francisco. for details go to nbc bay area.com. >>> stay with us the south asian heart center is next. how it helps the community reduce coronary heart disease and diabetes. >>> heart disease and diabetes are problems in every community, but especially worse in the south asian community health lifestyles don't seem to be staving off -- joining us is the health education coordinator and corporate and community partnership lead as well as the cochair for this year's gala scarlet knight. welcome. >> thank you. >> what is the situation in the south asian community. we're saying healthy lifestyles don't seem to be helping. >> ye
how the situation in vietnam and the situations today in the middle east. we invite anyone in the last month of the exhibition who wants to come share a personal story or memory or start a conversation to come join us here and fill out one of these cards and hang it on this wall and become part of the conversation. >> and operation baby lift perspective legacies and runs through april 3rd at the heritage gallery at 50 moraga avenue in san francisco. for details go to nbc bay area.com....
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treated vietnam as a second-tier issue until 1963. he was dealing with berlin. he was dealing with cuba. he had his domestic challenges. he sent troops to train the south vietnamese army. but he wasn't happy about it. >> in the final analysis, it's their war. they're the ones that have to win it or lose it. we can help them, give them equipment. send our men out there as advisors. but they have to win it. the people of vietnam against the communists. >> kennedy felt that the united states had to draw a line against communist expansion but the soviets supported the north vietnam regime. we supported the south. >> it's what becomes known as the domino theory. if south vietnam falls, then all the rest of southeast asia laos, cambodia, the philippines, they might be defeated. >> as i believe i reported upon my return from previous visits, i'm very much encouraged by the progress the south vietnamese have been making and the assistance our forces have rendered to them. >> when vietnam started up, they believed that they so expertly micro m
treated vietnam as a second-tier issue until 1963. he was dealing with berlin. he was dealing with cuba. he had his domestic challenges. he sent troops to train the south vietnamese army. but he wasn't happy about it. >> in the final analysis, it's their war. they're the ones that have to win it or lose it. we can help them, give them equipment. send our men out there as advisors. but they have to win it. the people of vietnam against the communists. >> kennedy felt that the united...
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jim went to vietnam in early 1966. and he learned quickly that he only had to serve five months instead of the regular year-long tour because of some previous experience or some previous work that he had done. so he was very excited to get home and maybe get to know patricia better who he had just met before he went to vietnam. so his letters kind of show him putting his feelers out, trying to get to know her personality. they also show the types of things he was experiencing in vietnam like just going there for first time. the heat. the smells. all these men around him. no women anywhere. and he continued to send her letters until he was killed in march of 1966. he was only there for two months of his five-month tour before he was killed. his last letter to patricia is dated 24th march 1966. he was killed on march 30th. the last thing he ever wrote to her was, it won't be long now. signed, jim. the collection -- i feel like the purpose of the collection is to help people -- the purpose of the wall was to help people h
jim went to vietnam in early 1966. and he learned quickly that he only had to serve five months instead of the regular year-long tour because of some previous experience or some previous work that he had done. so he was very excited to get home and maybe get to know patricia better who he had just met before he went to vietnam. so his letters kind of show him putting his feelers out, trying to get to know her personality. they also show the types of things he was experiencing in vietnam like...
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they had hit dozens of cities all over vietnam. it was a tremendous shock. >> we have known for several months now that the communists planned a massive spring offensive. we do not think our military operations are going to be at all materially effected. >> he was unable to be honest with the american people because simply unable to say, this is an unwinnable war. >> reel one, take four. >> these ruins are in saigon. capital, the largest city of south saigon. >> when we went to vietnam, it was the first time and maybe the only time walter had shown any kind of bias in his public broadcasts. >> it is increasingly clear to this report that the only rationale way out will be to negotiate, not as victims, but as an honorable people who lived up to their pledge to defend democracy and did the best they could. >> after walter cronkite, johnson's popularity sinks. >> it is clear the war is not being won. >> opposition to the war was not rising. >> it wasn't just beatniks and young kids. >> we are not fighting a war. i'm convinced it is on
they had hit dozens of cities all over vietnam. it was a tremendous shock. >> we have known for several months now that the communists planned a massive spring offensive. we do not think our military operations are going to be at all materially effected. >> he was unable to be honest with the american people because simply unable to say, this is an unwinnable war. >> reel one, take four. >> these ruins are in saigon. capital, the largest city of south saigon. >>...
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war as a returning vietnam veteran is one of the ones who spit on you know it was a long time ago. those were in store for decades after the war that tore the country apart. today in suffolk. there was some healing at bonnie's family restaurant local vietnam vets were honored by the u s naval surface force atlantic by modern day sailors from three ships named for vietnam heroes the uss boone the uss oscar austin and the uss time to do the right thing it's about honoring their service in the day we need to recognize their service picking up the tab for breakfast as he's done for years for area vets businessman william blair and his wife sarah. they want solid kept us safe life and i've been in my lappy is the veterans were humbled and grateful for the recognition but i'm glad that they're starting to get the respect that they should get it all just serving serving our nation is pretty tough when we came home we didn't have the whole raw but now it's great it's great to feel really good about him in suffolk my getting thirteen news now that's it for thirty news now at five thirty the
war as a returning vietnam veteran is one of the ones who spit on you know it was a long time ago. those were in store for decades after the war that tore the country apart. today in suffolk. there was some healing at bonnie's family restaurant local vietnam vets were honored by the u s naval surface force atlantic by modern day sailors from three ships named for vietnam heroes the uss boone the uss oscar austin and the uss time to do the right thing it's about honoring their service in the day...
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this is a star striker from vietnam. the 21-year-old is the first southeast asian player to join the team. he's so good, he's called messi in his own country because of his speed and tep as ti in front of the goal. a member of the top squad, he's been playing on the national level since joining the under 19 team. >> here playing very quickly in vietnam. technique better. and play very special. >> reporter: he's fighting with the japanese team has been a hot topic on vietnam's state-run television. the reporting that the club's coaches are raving about his techniques and potential. the decision to find a striker is already paying off. a japanese internet service company that does business in vietnam started sponsoring the club this month. >> translator: we can provide broadcasting in vietnam this season. we hope fans from vietnam will buy our uniforms and visit our stadium. >> reporter: in fact, the vietnamese people living in japan came to the home games in hong kong. >> translator: we're very happy to see him. >> transl
this is a star striker from vietnam. the 21-year-old is the first southeast asian player to join the team. he's so good, he's called messi in his own country because of his speed and tep as ti in front of the goal. a member of the top squad, he's been playing on the national level since joining the under 19 team. >> here playing very quickly in vietnam. technique better. and play very special. >> reporter: he's fighting with the japanese team has been a hot topic on vietnam's...
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why vietnam? >> lot of people in vietnam. lot of people online in vietnam. internet is exploding all over southeast asia. i think there's a lot of hot sectors we're still focused on. basic things that make money. that will be around financial services, probably around healthcare and education and lot of ex-commerce. you got giant firms say we're not going to invest my money abroad. >> i think they're very smart guys. mark is one of my investors. i wouldn't rip his opinion. emily: personally he isn't an investor in 500 start-up. >> i think their expertise is in the u.s. and english speaking markets. that's great for them. just because they don't choose to go to other international markets doesn't mean there's not an opportunity for us. emily: what kind of competition is there for investment in places like vietnam? >> not a lot. a lot of emerging markets still pretty new. especially at the stage we're investing which is at the early stage. there's not a lot competition at allly. usually we're the first check-in there's may be only a few of funds that are activ
why vietnam? >> lot of people in vietnam. lot of people online in vietnam. internet is exploding all over southeast asia. i think there's a lot of hot sectors we're still focused on. basic things that make money. that will be around financial services, probably around healthcare and education and lot of ex-commerce. you got giant firms say we're not going to invest my money abroad. >> i think they're very smart guys. mark is one of my investors. i wouldn't rip his opinion. emily:...
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across the country people have gun multi year recognition or remembrance of the vietnam war. as you said because it was a controversial war, veterans went years without support for recognition. but today 50 years later, local veterans finally received the support many have been waiting for. >> i remember back in the vietnam days when i came home on leave there were some folks won even talk to us. >> reporter: officials call it the long overdue welcome home that they deserved and today they got it. philadelphia area vietnam veterans honored in a ceremony at the national guard armory. >> because of the climate in this country when they returned from being deployed overseas, they came back and not too many people went out of their way to thank the service members for their service. so 50 years later, it's time. >> reporter: friends, family and respectful strangers gathered to say thank you after 50 years and to many of the veterans it was a show of appreciation that they never felt before. >> they made us feel ashamed for what we had done. serving our country and shedding our bl
across the country people have gun multi year recognition or remembrance of the vietnam war. as you said because it was a controversial war, veterans went years without support for recognition. but today 50 years later, local veterans finally received the support many have been waiting for. >> i remember back in the vietnam days when i came home on leave there were some folks won even talk to us. >> reporter: officials call it the long overdue welcome home that they deserved and...
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it is a status symbol in vietnam where there is more new wealth and use of rhino. it isn't just used the way the previous generation did. this group of friends mixing it with their drinks during a night of partying. a recent report by traffic, a wildlife trade monitoring group, suggested the use of rhino horn amongst wealthy urban vietnamese men is now one of the major drivers of rhino poaching. with demand high, prices are soaring. this man told us he could afford the habit. traditions don't dire here. they take on new forms. rhino horn is illegal in vietnam, but techknow arranged a rare on-camera interview with this former user. >> he told techknow that he used it to treat an illness that left lumps on his arms but quit after two years when it failed to produce results. sadly, the facts do not support a single health claim surrounding the horns. in fact, rhino horn is made mostly of keratin, the same nails. >> we went through the process. >> reporter: one of the latest and most controversial to stop the use of rhino comes from a tech-start up in is an fan cisco.
it is a status symbol in vietnam where there is more new wealth and use of rhino. it isn't just used the way the previous generation did. this group of friends mixing it with their drinks during a night of partying. a recent report by traffic, a wildlife trade monitoring group, suggested the use of rhino horn amongst wealthy urban vietnamese men is now one of the major drivers of rhino poaching. with demand high, prices are soaring. this man told us he could afford the habit. traditions don't...
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next on newschannel three at six -- honoring veterans of the vietnam war. 50 years later what has changed and how sailors of today are learning from the past. and to celebrate dr. seuss -- newschannel three is reading across america. find out where your favorite faces were joining honoring veterans of the vietnam war -- fifty years later. todd corillo takes us to a special recognition in suffolk. in a back corner of bunny s restaurant -- surrounded by memories of wars and the soldiers who fought them -- they gather veterans is a bit larger on this day they )re joined by sailors from naval station norfolk -- recognizing 50 years since one of america )s most divisive wars-in vietnam though time has done little to fade the memories those lessons paid for in home is where they now find themselves -- between the past -- and the future and the ties of service and gratitude that bind them. in suffolk -- todd corillo -- newschannel 3. today we )re celebrating another important anniversary. the wright brother s national memorial turns 89 years old today. it was built in 1953 in kill devil hills, n
next on newschannel three at six -- honoring veterans of the vietnam war. 50 years later what has changed and how sailors of today are learning from the past. and to celebrate dr. seuss -- newschannel three is reading across america. find out where your favorite faces were joining honoring veterans of the vietnam war -- fifty years later. todd corillo takes us to a special recognition in suffolk. in a back corner of bunny s restaurant -- surrounded by memories of wars and the soldiers who...
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and those two vietnam veterans took this vietnam veteran out in the hallway. they spent some time together. just shared some camaraderie. some things that oftentimes only veterans can share among themselves and the next time he was in front of judge russell he was looking him in the eye, he was responding with yes, sir, no, sir and judge russell said, do you want help? he said, yes, sir. he went on the graduate their program and become successful. that was the light bulb for judge russell. that was something different, that veterans needed something different, how can we go about it and that was the beginning. >> so holistic? >> yes, it is. >> it's based on a drug court model which has been around for 25 years which is the most successful criminal justice model in the history of our country. and veterans treatment courts work. obviously drug courts work and veteran treatment court work as well, they're incredibly successful all over the community and they're working. >> how many do you have across the country? >> 264. >> whoa. >> there are hundreds more in dif
and those two vietnam veterans took this vietnam veteran out in the hallway. they spent some time together. just shared some camaraderie. some things that oftentimes only veterans can share among themselves and the next time he was in front of judge russell he was looking him in the eye, he was responding with yes, sir, no, sir and judge russell said, do you want help? he said, yes, sir. he went on the graduate their program and become successful. that was the light bulb for judge russell. that...
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captured in atlanta how us marshals caught the fugitives saluting vietnam veterans local sailors say thank you plus the results are in for super tuesday how the candidates are reacting on social media the news of four starts right now breaking news just as the six and a half years in the making. the man who brutally killed two birds in a college student said metz killed were talking about jesse matthew his cases brought shock across virginia and the nation today matthew entered guilty pleas in both murder and abduction cases of virginia tech student morgan harrington and uva student hannah graham now matthew no longer faces a possible death penalty. reporter marcella robertson brings us today's developments from court in charlottesville and marcel it the families of the victims yes i was such an emotional day in court today we heard from the harrington from the grands and they were surrounded by their friends and family as a judge handed down the sentence to death in matthew today sensing the four life terms in prison for his crimes against morgan harrington and hannah graham now is
captured in atlanta how us marshals caught the fugitives saluting vietnam veterans local sailors say thank you plus the results are in for super tuesday how the candidates are reacting on social media the news of four starts right now breaking news just as the six and a half years in the making. the man who brutally killed two birds in a college student said metz killed were talking about jesse matthew his cases brought shock across virginia and the nation today matthew entered guilty pleas in...
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back after vietnam. it was a big battle on campuses what do we do. after 9/11 student would have appropriate military presence. military conflict with the civil rights which is a proper agenda. so groups organized to bring it back and after congress and the president did away with "don't ask, don't tell" which was a policy that marginalize gays in the military, came back in the ivy league. >> host: what's the negative effect of not having rotc on a college campus? >> guest: it limits the intellectual diversity of the university, foreign policy, military policy are important parts of national life. sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. look at the war in iraq, very controversial but it is an important part of national policy, always has been. it should have a presence on campus. also the book has really two things. one is the intellectual diversity of universities. what is what people been writing about in recent years over the split between the civil society and the military. 1% or less of our country are paying the price of military duty in the
back after vietnam. it was a big battle on campuses what do we do. after 9/11 student would have appropriate military presence. military conflict with the civil rights which is a proper agenda. so groups organized to bring it back and after congress and the president did away with "don't ask, don't tell" which was a policy that marginalize gays in the military, came back in the ivy league. >> host: what's the negative effect of not having rotc on a college campus? >>...
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they grew up together and joined the military right out of high school. >> chip died in vietnam. on october 2 of 1969. he was just 20 years old. don came home. but to angry demonstrators. >> when we got off the jetway, they were right there in our face. with the insults. and the rotten fruit and veggies. and some were even assaulted. >> 47 years after his best friend's death, don strolls along the wall a few times a week. he wants to make sure visitors know there is a story behind every name etched in granite. he wants to ensure that no one forgets. >> we can't forget. >> at the vietnam wall, andrea >> and if you have an idea for bunce's weekly salute to service report, send us an e- mail. >>> a wisconsin mother is taking on a task that some other parents might just be too distraught to even try themselves. she takes children with terminal illnesses into her own home to give them love and the care they need. >> one of my favorite things to do is just climb into bed and lay next to him, and we kind of lay nose to nose and i talk to him and i tell him about heaven. >> corey selletc
they grew up together and joined the military right out of high school. >> chip died in vietnam. on october 2 of 1969. he was just 20 years old. don came home. but to angry demonstrators. >> when we got off the jetway, they were right there in our face. with the insults. and the rotten fruit and veggies. and some were even assaulted. >> 47 years after his best friend's death, don strolls along the wall a few times a week. he wants to make sure visitors know there is a story...
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the vietnam memorial. the lincoln memorial. the next step in our process we are starting to redesign with the committee. none of this would be possible unless we come up with the funding. this is not paid for by tax dollars. this is completely based on citizen donations. there is a website where you can see what we have done and we are the process of moving forward. the committee is in the process of raising funds. so we can put our artistic talents in sculpture and architecture to work. >> hopefully we will have a blog that people can follow along as well. they can see what they are donating four. e more involved in the process. we are kicking off this process now. we're hoping to finish up by the end of 2016. breaking ground in 2017. the big push is for commemorating the memorial on november 11, 2018. the centennial of the armistice. >> the next step is to go through the design. o unveil it in november 2018 s just unfathomable. it is so important. it represents something that is so historically crucial. >> bringing people bac
the vietnam memorial. the lincoln memorial. the next step in our process we are starting to redesign with the committee. none of this would be possible unless we come up with the funding. this is not paid for by tax dollars. this is completely based on citizen donations. there is a website where you can see what we have done and we are the process of moving forward. the committee is in the process of raising funds. so we can put our artistic talents in sculpture and architecture to work....
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the vietnam memorial. the lincoln memorial. process weep in our are starting to redesign with the committee. none of this would be possible unless we come up with the funding. this is not paid for by tax dollars. this is completely based on citizen donations. where you cansite see what we have done and we are the process of moving forward. the committee is in the process of raising funds. can put our artistic talents in sculpture and architecture to work. >> hopefully we will have a blog that people can follow along as well. they can see what they are donating four. be more involved in the process. we are kicking off this process now. we're hoping to finish up by the end of 2016. breaking ground in 2017. the big push is for onmemorating the memorial november 11, 2018. the centennial of the armistice. the next step is to go through the design. in november 2018 is just unfathomable. it is so important. it represents something that is so historically crucial. back into theople history of those years. pushing up to that date. hopef
the vietnam memorial. the lincoln memorial. process weep in our are starting to redesign with the committee. none of this would be possible unless we come up with the funding. this is not paid for by tax dollars. this is completely based on citizen donations. where you cansite see what we have done and we are the process of moving forward. the committee is in the process of raising funds. can put our artistic talents in sculpture and architecture to work. >> hopefully we will have a blog...
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again, vietnam general race. vietnam veteran. tom harkin, of course, this guy, bill clinton from arkansas. and the -- the field -- this is also a field that's very -- this is a new democratic party. this, of course, the new democrats. they're more centrist. they are -- some of them, like clinton, they are southerners. and they're picking up on some of these messages about law and order, about reforming welfare, about reinventing government. making government work better. as a way to recapture some of those voters that have been lost to the republican party. but then, there's a third party spoiler, and this is one proof point of how -- what a big deal cable television and cnn was in the 1992 election, and i talk about this a lot in the book. of course, cnn was -- had been around for 12 years before this election rolled around, but this was the first time when it become a decisive force, that this was the new medium. and what it did was a couple of things. it was the one that created the 24/7 spin cycle of news where you have what
again, vietnam general race. vietnam veteran. tom harkin, of course, this guy, bill clinton from arkansas. and the -- the field -- this is also a field that's very -- this is a new democratic party. this, of course, the new democrats. they're more centrist. they are -- some of them, like clinton, they are southerners. and they're picking up on some of these messages about law and order, about reforming welfare, about reinventing government. making government work better. as a way to recapture...
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over. >> the chopper saves a lot of lives in vietnam. in minutes a man can be air lifted direct from combat to an aid station where the compassionate skill of navy surgeons is ready and waiting. marine casualties have been light in vietnam, but there is no warfare without its pain -- both felt and shared. ♪ ♪ marines in vietnam learn fast to take nothing at face value. far too often beneath the outer appearance of a harmless civilian, there is the familiar black garb of the vietcong guerrilla. ♪ ♪ the vietcong is a tough, ruthless jungle fighter, experienced in being hard to find. but in places like okinawa, iwo jima, the marines have learned, too. ♪ ♪ without their weapons, they look so insignificant. but the vc is hard. his thin wiry body can take great physical hardship and his mind will not shrink from burying a village chief alive or executing all village elders if it might further his aims. ♪ ♪ hard as he is, however, and the vietcong is no superman. he can be beaten on his own ground and beaten badly. in operations
over. >> the chopper saves a lot of lives in vietnam. in minutes a man can be air lifted direct from combat to an aid station where the compassionate skill of navy surgeons is ready and waiting. marine casualties have been light in vietnam, but there is no warfare without its pain -- both felt and shared. ♪ ♪ marines in vietnam learn fast to take nothing at face value. far too often beneath the outer appearance of a harmless civilian, there is the familiar black garb of the vietcong...
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on the military watch- vietnam veterans were recognized this morning in suffolk. it all happened during a monthly breakfast at bunny )s restaurant. command, naval surface force atlantic is a partner for the department of defense s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war. for many of the " :00 ( sailors from three norfolk- based ships named after vietnam-era heroes were also on hand for the breakfast. next at 11 - caught in the act. what this panda was trying to do new at 11 a panda cub in china got caught trying to make a break for it. this breeding. the cub first tried to get through an iron door with no luck at all. it the panda moves over to another exit at one point, but couldn t-p&find a way out. a caretaker eventually comes in ( band playing intro music ) ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: stephen colbert! hey, jon! hey! ( cheers and applause ) welcome to the show, everybody! thank you so much. thank you down here. thank you up there. thank you so much. good to see you. welcome to "the late "the late show" everybody. i'm stephen colbert. it's b
on the military watch- vietnam veterans were recognized this morning in suffolk. it all happened during a monthly breakfast at bunny )s restaurant. command, naval surface force atlantic is a partner for the department of defense s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war. for many of the " :00 ( sailors from three norfolk- based ships named after vietnam-era heroes were also on hand for the breakfast. next at 11 - caught in the act. what this panda was trying to do new at...
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it was vietnam. vietnam was the killer. this was the issue that broke the democratic party. you think about the united ought tow workers, big, big supporters of the march on washington in '63. martin luther king was always doing things in conjunction with -- what was the march in '63 called? >> jobs. >> that was right. it had a big labor component to it. >> yes. >> the civil rights movement always has. >> right. >> specifically vietnam is where the white -- i mean, here in new york there was -- you remember. >> famous moment. >> yes. >> there was a riot in favor of the vietnam war. all of the hard hats in construction jobs. that was really what did it. it was after '68 between '68 and posz 72. the democrats decided to weed labor out of its party. it always was a disastrous move. they lost the election really, really, really badly. they did it for idealistic reasons, reasons that had to do mainly with vietnam. >> you now have a situation and the book gets into this argument, it's a very complex argument in certain ways. my favorite description of the trump voters was when you
it was vietnam. vietnam was the killer. this was the issue that broke the democratic party. you think about the united ought tow workers, big, big supporters of the march on washington in '63. martin luther king was always doing things in conjunction with -- what was the march in '63 called? >> jobs. >> that was right. it had a big labor component to it. >> yes. >> the civil rights movement always has. >> right. >> specifically vietnam is where the white -- i...
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begins to seriously get involved in vietnam. we had a decade-long conflict that does not work out in our national interest. that seemed to be a wise decision. similarly in 1958, people were arguing the government needed to boost the defense spending in response to sputnik. eisenhower warned against the industrial complex. another warning that seems pressing. this is why i also mention bush. not to say that bush will go down as a lincoln. the point is, we do not know where he will go down. when bush left office, some people wrote columns, some scholars rated him as the worst of all time. that was preposterous to me because he had just finished his presence. -- presidency. so many of those things, we will not know the true impact until decades from now. if years from now, iraq and afghanistan become free democratic societies, it leads to freedom that ultimately does away with one of the key national security threats facing the u.s., terrorism, bush will go down as a great president. is that likely? right now it is not seen that wa
begins to seriously get involved in vietnam. we had a decade-long conflict that does not work out in our national interest. that seemed to be a wise decision. similarly in 1958, people were arguing the government needed to boost the defense spending in response to sputnik. eisenhower warned against the industrial complex. another warning that seems pressing. this is why i also mention bush. not to say that bush will go down as a lincoln. the point is, we do not know where he will go down. when...
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i want to take this opportunity to thank all of the vietnam veterans. when they came home from vietnam 40 years ago, we as a nation did not properly recognize them, and we should have. and today we are finding that the largest portion of our veterans who are committing suicides are our vietnam veterans. many of those men and women were not integrated into the v.a. health system. yet, if they were they could get the treatment they need and we could reduce the incidents of suicide which averages about 22 a day. and only three of these veterans are in the v.a. health system. soldier time for us to up. we need to ensure all of our veterans enroll in the v.a. system. so if you know a veteran, make sure to encourage him or her to register and actively seek help at the v.a. and if you know a veteran who served during the vietnam conflict, make sure you let that veteran know our country loves them and we really appreciate their service. you know, saying god bless america means that god has blessed america with the service of the vietnam veterans. and with that
i want to take this opportunity to thank all of the vietnam veterans. when they came home from vietnam 40 years ago, we as a nation did not properly recognize them, and we should have. and today we are finding that the largest portion of our veterans who are committing suicides are our vietnam veterans. many of those men and women were not integrated into the v.a. health system. yet, if they were they could get the treatment they need and we could reduce the incidents of suicide which averages...
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many assignments were classified. >> we shot every conceivable subject in vietnam. everything. bill was their commander. was your criteria for sending people this looks like it is going to be really active? >> yes. hot. >> hot. >> yes. washington likes us to get combat footage. >> reporter: among the scenes atchinson recorded. army assault on a village 45 years aguy. >> you are just shooting. >> yes. >> i'm out there with my camera i'm thinking, what the hell am i doing here? >> more than 200 of them deployed over a decade. two were killed in action. many were wounded. few more helmets. >> they got in the way. >> no way i could put a camera on my shoulder. standing there. if you shake, it is no good. awe wlaut >> what they shot was for training, a quarter was available to newspapers and networks. the rest was archived. now on display at the museum in chicago. >> just wondering what you hope people will fake away from take away from this exhibit? >> i would like the people to understand what the photographer went through to take these pictures. and what -- he was thinking. what
many assignments were classified. >> we shot every conceivable subject in vietnam. everything. bill was their commander. was your criteria for sending people this looks like it is going to be really active? >> yes. hot. >> hot. >> yes. washington likes us to get combat footage. >> reporter: among the scenes atchinson recorded. army assault on a village 45 years aguy. >> you are just shooting. >> yes. >> i'm out there with my camera i'm thinking,...
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. >> martin luther king came out against the vietnam war. his own followers said you shouldn't be focusing on that. you should be focusing on our issue. he said they're intertwined, you can't separate them. >> president kennedy said on one occasion, mankind must put an end to war. or war will put an end to mankind. you honestly think if there was an election, a vote for and against the war, that the anti-war people would win out?
. >> martin luther king came out against the vietnam war. his own followers said you shouldn't be focusing on that. you should be focusing on our issue. he said they're intertwined, you can't separate them. >> president kennedy said on one occasion, mankind must put an end to war. or war will put an end to mankind. you honestly think if there was an election, a vote for and against the war, that the anti-war people would win out?
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. > today marks 43 years since the last american troops returned home from fighting in vietnam. secretary of defense ash carter thanked some of the surviving vet during a special ceremony at the vietnam memorial. back then the wear was many controversial and many soldiers did not receive a welcome. razor and thanks of a greatful nation that you so itchily deserve. as secretary of defense i'm proud to use this moment and this place on this day to say thank you and welcome home. you can never hear those words enough. > president obama signed a proclamation back in 2012 declaring march 29 vietnam veterans' day did. > a butt day out there for it, too. it's going to be even nicer tomorrow. > after a chilly start. i was chilly this morning, too, but tonight will be colder because the winds are going to get lighter and temperatures will drop considerably and you can still get a frost and freeze. you won't hear about any warning. the growing season really hasn't started yet. but let me tell you you will get a little bit of frost. if you're like joe palka who has been planting like crazy
. > today marks 43 years since the last american troops returned home from fighting in vietnam. secretary of defense ash carter thanked some of the surviving vet during a special ceremony at the vietnam memorial. back then the wear was many controversial and many soldiers did not receive a welcome. razor and thanks of a greatful nation that you so itchily deserve. as secretary of defense i'm proud to use this moment and this place on this day to say thank you and welcome home. you can never...
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involvement in vietnam. and we learned that a lot of the new frontier is more of a show than anything else kennedy did not have much of an interest in domestic policy, and all his talk about the culture were not things that were personally important to him. showsyour president that more courage in his book title. in the last ranking of political wasntists, john kennedy rated as the most historically overrated president. two president in the other direction are truman and eisenhower. when truman left office, he was phenomenally unpopular, approaching the nixon levels when he left from the watergate scandal. in my duty to, harry truman had hadn 1952, harry truman 52% approval. since then, we have seen that a lot of his foreign policies have had wisdom. establishing nato, shepherding the marshall plan through congress. these were seen as essential. at the same time, truman"s demeanor, we green greater appreciation for that when he was succeeded by those like lyndon johnson, who repeatedly lied about u.s. involv
involvement in vietnam. and we learned that a lot of the new frontier is more of a show than anything else kennedy did not have much of an interest in domestic policy, and all his talk about the culture were not things that were personally important to him. showsyour president that more courage in his book title. in the last ranking of political wasntists, john kennedy rated as the most historically overrated president. two president in the other direction are truman and eisenhower. when truman...
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during the vietnam war lyndon johnson organizes the vietnam information group which has a rather benign sounding title but the first interagency group designed to sell the war, the vietnam war was going badly. people worried was able to message from the white house. get and johnson's 8 in the steps state department, national security council would gather on a weekly basis, putting out the right message, messages were coordinated and at one point in the fall of 1967 they did start the progress campaign to see an uptick in public opinion hellebore was going. it became a template for a big policy initiative subsequent presidents would roll out work plan in advance the messaging and a few years back you may recall newspaper reports of the white house iraq group which did something similar for the george bush administration and came up with lines like we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud and other memorable lines that helped drive home for the nation the danger of saddam hussein acquiring nuclear weapons. and then of course i come to the present with barack obama to had given
during the vietnam war lyndon johnson organizes the vietnam information group which has a rather benign sounding title but the first interagency group designed to sell the war, the vietnam war was going badly. people worried was able to message from the white house. get and johnson's 8 in the steps state department, national security council would gather on a weekly basis, putting out the right message, messages were coordinated and at one point in the fall of 1967 they did start the progress...
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coming up, christine lagarde said vietnam may be vulnerable to external shocks without banking reforms. she speaks exclusively with bloomberg television after the break on "first up" ♪ . christine lagarde says vietnam will be vulnerable to external shocks if it does not push through reforms to its banking system and restructured state owned enterprises. the imf managing director currently in asia right now. our own bureau chief spoke exclusively with her, asking about the effectiveness of negative interest rates. >> if we had not had those negative rates, we would be in a much worse place today, so let's see whether it kick starts the process of fueling credit to the economy, changing the behavioral pattern of people, and changing the strategy of banks as well. it might be good for the economy, maybe not forever, but for some time. itshina recently had national people's congress, there was concern the chinese government is to focus on stimulus and short-term growth at the expense of reforms. what is your take on that? >> we believe china will continue to grow the number one, and our
coming up, christine lagarde said vietnam may be vulnerable to external shocks without banking reforms. she speaks exclusively with bloomberg television after the break on "first up" ♪ . christine lagarde says vietnam will be vulnerable to external shocks if it does not push through reforms to its banking system and restructured state owned enterprises. the imf managing director currently in asia right now. our own bureau chief spoke exclusively with her, asking about the...